5. Non‐falciparum infections by RDT types verified by microscopy.
| RDT Type | Study cohort | Participants | Malaria cases |
Pooled sensitivity (95% CI) (%) |
Pooled specificity (95% CI) (%) |
Test1 |
| Type 2 | 11 | 6879 | 958 | 78 (73 to 82) | 99 (97 to 99) | P = 0.008 |
| Type 3 | 23 | 11,234 | 1537 | 78 (69 to 85) | 99 (98 to 99) | |
| Type 4 | 10 | 3831 | 986 | 90 (79 to 95) | 98 (97 to 99) | |
| Other type | 1 | 262 | 12 | 92 (62 to 100) | 95 (92 to 98) |
1Likelihood ratio test for evidence of a difference in sensitivity or specificity, or both, between Types 2, 3, and 4.
*Only one test brand (randomly selected) from each cohort is included in the analysis of each type.